As the Jet Airways saga appears to be drawing to a close, it may be worthwhile to try and understand what went wrong. When did things slip
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‘GST payable on composition fees and import licensing fees paid to JDGFT’ | Business Standard News
Q. Are we required to pay GST on fees for import licence and composition fees for regularisation of defaults that we pay to JDGFT? In my opinion, “Yes”, if
Settlement of health-cover claim must improve, says IRDAI chief – The Hindu BusinessLine
Insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), on Monday, asked health insurers and health providers to raise the bar on “claim settlements”,
GST–Companies with high input tax claims under lens – The Economic Times
Indian businesses that paid most of their goods and services tax (GST) liability using input tax credit or reported asignificant variation in turnover are being queried by
RBI: RBI says no data on demonetised 500, 1,000 notes used at petrol pumps – The Economic Times
The Reserve Bank of India also said it did not have information on the number of SBNs used to buy KYC-compliant instruments like insurance policies.
High value cars, jewellery to become cheaper as TCS to be excluded in computing GST–Economic Times
In a relief to buyers of high value cars and jewellery, the CBIC has said that the TCS amount would be excluded from the value of goods for computing GST liability. Under the Income Tax Act, tax
IBC–Open offer pain | Business Standard Editorials
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has tightened the norms for open offer exemptions in cases of debt restructuring. Only lenders such as banks and financial
From inter-state sand trade to excise duty, here are the key court orders | Business Standard Column
Governments can’t ban inter-state sand trade The Supreme Court has ruled that a state government cannot ban the movement of sand to other states, as it violated
Maharashtra takes lead to clear pre-GST cases | Business Standard Column
The government of Maharashtra promulgated an Ordinance on March 6, notifying a scheme for settlement of tax arrears, as a logical follow on to its state cabinet
Pledging of shares: Do lenders need to rethink their strategy? | Business Standard Column
Ruchir Sinha, head of the PE and M&A practice at Nishith Desai Associates, and Mohammad Kamran, a senior member of the firm’s international litigation and dispute
NCLAT allows withdrawal of Liberty House bid for ARGL – The Economic Times
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday allowed the withdrawal of UK-based Liberty House bid for ARGL on the plea of resolution professional of the debt-ridden company.
It won’t be easy to claim 2 house properties as self-occupied for tax purposes: View – The Economic Times
By Naveen Wadhwa and Dipen Mittal Owning one house is a necessity but owning two houses might be a compulsion. If a person has to
Operational creditors benefit equally from IBC: IBBI – The Economic Times
The Insolvency and bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Saturday said both operational and financial creditors have benefitted alike from resolutions under the IBC. IBBI chairman M S Sahoo
SBI bites the bullet: Will other banks also link interest rates to RBI repo rate? – The Financial Express
India’s largest lender State Bank of India made a historic decision on Friday to link interest rates on savings deposits above Rs 1 lakh and
Women as borrowers | Business Standard Editorials
March 8, Friday, was the International Women’s Day. This is an appropriate occasion to consider the barriers to creating greater equality between the genders in India, which
Expand credit to boost growth | Business Standard Column
A significant portion of the Indian economy could grow a lot faster if its credit needs were better met. Estimates of unmet credit needs of creditworthy Indian companies and
Adultery, murder? Link between them is conjectural–Editorial Times of India
Madras high court has said that extramarital relationships have become a dangerous social evil. In its opinion heinous crimes like murders and kidnappings are increasing
न्यायालये, लोकशाही आणि माध्यमे | लोकसत्त्ता
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IBC–Essar Steel: NCLT Ahmedabad clears ArcelorMittal’s Rs 42,000 crore resolution plan for Essar Steel
Earlier, NCLAT had directed the NCLT Ahmedabad bench to take a decision on the resolution plan submitted by ArcelorMittal by March 8. Finally, global steel
MSME sector added up to 14.9 million jobs per annum in last four years, claims CII survey – The Economic Times
The survey, however, points out the need for greater hand-holding of those MSMEs who are currently not using these initiatives to help them gain from